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On This Day in Football: Bobby Moore accused of theft, Milan thump Barca

On this day in 1970, England legend Bobby Moore was accused of theft in Bogota, Colombia.

England were in the South American nation for a pre-World Cup tour. Moore, then the captain of the national team, was accused of stealing a bracelet from a jewellery shop located in the hotel in which the England squad was staying.

As a result, the former West Ham United centre back was detained in Colombia for four days. The bizarre episode incited an international incident that required diplomacy from the then British Prime Minister Harold Wilson.